| HI | HB1672 | Pass | Expands the purpose and rationale for which counties may create special improvement districts to include environmental research, restoration, and maintenance; natural resource management; and natural hazard mitigation to improve environmental conditi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-06-27
Act 208, on 06/27/2022 (Gov. Msg. No. 1309). |
| HI | HB1980 | Enroll
Sine Die | Permits, but does not require or prohibit, medicaid, health insurers, mutual benefit societies, and health maintenance organizations to cover telephonic behavioral health services under certain circumstances. Clarifies that telephonic services do not...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-06-27
Notice of intent to veto (Gov. Msg. No. 1216) |
| HI | HB2195 | Pass | Establishes a cesspool compliance pilot grant project to assist low- and moderate-income property owners, including lessees on Hawaiian home lands, with the costs of upgrading, converting, or connecting certain cesspools. Appropriates funds. Sunsets ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-06-27
Act 153, on 06/27/2022 (Gov. Msg. No. 1254). |
| HI | HB2515 | Pass | Requires the Department of Health to establish and operate a laboratory capable of testing for diseases, testing for air and water quality issues, and conducting other high complexity testing. (SD2)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-06-27
Act 121, on 06/27/2022 (Gov. Msg. No. 1222). |
| HI | HB1486 | Pass | Amends the offense of theft in the first degree to specifically include theft of a motor vehicle or motorcycle. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-06-17
Act 054, on 06/17/2022 (Gov. Msg. No. 1154). |
| HI | HB1991 | Pass | In counties with a population of five hundred thousand or more, prohibits the sale of a bicycle that has been reported as stolen and is listed on a publicly available online stolen bicycle database. Requires the county police department or other desi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-06-17
Act 108, on 06/17/2022 (Gov. Msg. No. 1208). |
| HI | HB2197 | Pass | Amends the definition of "advance gambling activity" to repeal playing or participating in any form of gambling activity. Amends the requisite state of mind for promoting gambling in the first and second degree to recklessness and criminal negligence...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-06-17
Act 111, on 06/17/2022 (Gov. Msg. No. 1211). |
| HI | HB2248 | Pass | Amends the definition of "private schools" under the compulsory attendance law to require unlicensed but accredited private schools to annually submit health and safety documentation to the Hawaii Council of Private Schools or the Hawaii Catholic Sch...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-06-17
Act 061, on 06/17/2022 (Gov. Msg. No. 1161). |
| HI | HB1768 | Pass | Exempts the instream use of water for traditional and customary kalo cultivation practices from the existing process for disposition of water rights. Recognizes, confirms, and protects traditional and customary and kuleana rights to water, including ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-05-27
Act 027, 05/25/2022 (Gov. Msg. No. 1127). |
| HI | HB2511 | Enroll
Sine Die | Provides funds to the department of Hawaiian home lands to pursue a multi-pronged approach to eliminating its waitlist. Requires the department of Hawaiian home lands to develop a strategic plan to address applicant preferences. Requires an annual re...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-05-05
Transmitted to Governor. |
| HI | HB2512 | Enroll
Sine Die | Permits recipients of accommodations or services from an ohana zone site to request a ninety-day extension of the accommodations or services. Expands regulatory exemptions for ohana zones pilot program contracts. Extends the sunset date for the ohana...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-05-05
Transmitted to Governor. |
| HI | HCR14 | Pass | Establishing A Sister-state Relationship Between The State Of Hawaii, United States Of America, And The Autonomous Region Of Madeira, Portugal.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-05-05
Resolution adopted in final form. |
| HI | HB1561 | Enroll
Sine Die | Establishes within the department of education a workforce readiness program to provide opportunities for students to earn associate degrees, workforce development diplomas, pre-apprenticeship certificates, and other industry-recognized certificates....
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-05-04
Transmitted to Governor. |
| HI | HB1787 | Enroll
Sine Die | Establishes "employment first" as a policy of the State and counties. Defines "employment first" as the competitive employment and full inclusion of persons with a disability in an integrated setting as a first and preferred option for employment ser...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-05-04
Transmitted to Governor. |
| HI | HB1752 | Enroll
Sine Die | Establishes the housing choice voucher landlord incentive program. Requires HPHA to adopt rules without regard to chapter 91, HRS, to establish specified incentives for landlords who participate in the tenant-based assistance housing choice voucher p...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-05-04
Transmitted to Governor. |
| HI | HB1775 | Enroll
Sine Die | Requires annual reporting by the University of Hawaii, department of education, and state public charter school commission to the legislature on the number and types of Title IX cases and other relevant information. Appropriates funds to the departme...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-05-04
Transmitted to Governor. |
| HI | HB1837 | Enroll
Sine Die | Establishes a statewide working group on affordable housing to foster increased inter-agency coordination on housing and zoning issues, raise public awareness of ongoing state and county efforts to reduce barriers to affordable housing development, a...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-05-04
Transmitted to Governor. |
| HI | HB2020 | Enroll
Sine Die | Establishes a lapse date for any unencumbered moneys appropriated pursuant to Act 227, Session Laws of Hawaii 2021. Effective 6/29/2022. (CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-05-04
Transmitted to Governor. |
| HI | HB2288 | Enroll
Sine Die | Authorizes the negotiation of the transfer of certain land to the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands. (CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-05-04
Transmitted to Governor. |
| HI | HB1488 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires the tuition residency rules for the University of Hawaii to grant the resident tuition fee for enrollment at any University of Hawaii campus, including any community college, to individuals who have obtained a Hawaii high school diploma or e...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-04-29
Received notice of discharge of conferees (Hse. Com. No. 816). |
| HI | HB1823 | Engross
Sine Die | Authorizes advanced practice registered nurses and physician assistants to practice medical aid in dying or provide counseling to a qualified patient. Requires an attending provider to make an initial determination in person or via telehealth. Amends...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-04-28
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 801). |
| HI | HB1130 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires the Office of Planning to hire a contractor to, among other things, identify and assess alternative financing, project delivery, and cost recovery mechanisms to recapture the State's upfront investment in transit-oriented development infrast...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-04-26
Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 797). |
| HI | HB835 | Engross
Sine Die | Appropriates funds to support the ongoing operations of the Hawaii national guard youth challenge program. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-04-26
Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 797). |
| HI | HB1762 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires the Executive Director of the Office of Language Access to submit an annual report to the Governor and Legislature on the compliance of state agencies and certain entities with state and federal language access laws, complaints of noncomplia...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-04-26
Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Wednesday, 04-27-22 3:30PM in conference room 329. |
| HI | HB1988 | Engross
Sine Die | Prohibits the sale, import, harvest, or export of certain coral products, with certain exceptions. Requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources to amend its administrative rules accordingly no later than 12/31/2024. (SD3)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-04-26
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 918). |
| HI | HB2514 | Engross
Sine Die | Beginning July 1, 2023, prohibits the operation of underground storage tanks with a capacity greater than 100,000 gallons. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-04-26
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 794). |
| HI | HCR6 | Pass | Requesting The United States Department Of Defense To Prepare A Plan To Decommission The Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility, Store Its Fuel Away From The Southern Oahu Basal Aquifer In A Manner Compliant With Federal And State Law, Prepare A Plan To...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-04-26
Resolution adopted in final form. |
| HI | HB2513 | Engross
Sine Die | Deposits funds into the Rental Housing Revolving Fund to be used to provide loans or grants to mixed-income rental projects or units for persons and families with incomes between 60 and 100% of the median family income. Enables the Hawaii Housing Fin...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-04-25
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-27-22 1:35PM; Conference Room 329. |
| HI | HB2471 | Enroll
Sine Die | Amends the definition of "Adequate Reserve Fund" to exclude the benefit cost rate from June 2020 through August 2021, for calendar years 2023 through 2030. (SD2)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-04-22
Transmitted to Governor. |
| HI | HCR27 | Engross
Sine Die | Requesting The United States Census Bureau To Re-designate The Census-designated Place Known As Captain Cook On The Island Of Hawaii As Kaawaloa And Requesting Hawaii County To Remove All References To Captain Cook As A Place Name On The Island Of Ha...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-04-20
To Senate Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs Committee |
| HI | HB1548 | Engross
Sine Die | Appropriates funds to the John A. Burns School of Medicine to expand medical school and residency training through the Department of Veterans Affairs graduate medical education programs. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-04-19
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 879). |
| HI | HB2225 | Engross
Sine Die | Appropriates funds to the Hawaii technology development corporation for its grant programs. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-04-19
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 718). |
| HI | HB1658 | Engross
Sine Die | Exempts easements granted over public lands affecting the transfer of public lands between the Department of Land and Natural Resources and the Department of Agriculture from formal county subdivision process and approval requirements. Before the tra...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-04-18
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 872). |
| HI | HB2206 | Engross
Sine Die | Appropriates funds to the University of Hawaii at Manoa for athletics, provided that the Board of Regents considers fiscal matters pertaining to coaching contracts and the termination of certain athletic personnel for cause. Appropriates funds to Uni...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-04-18
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 872). |
| HI | HCR119 | Engross
Sine Die | Requesting The State Foundation On Culture And The Arts To Report Information Relating To Expenditures From The Works Of Art Special Fund For The Curation And Preservation Of Native Hawaiian Art.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-04-12
To Senate Labor, Culture and the Arts Committee |
| HI | HCR130 | Pass | Apologizing To The Native Hawaiian People For The Effective Prohibition In Hawaii Schools Of The Instructional Use Of The Hawaiian Language From 1896 To 1986.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-04-08
Resolution adopted in final form. |
| HI | HR2 | Pass | Requesting The United States Department Of Defense To Prepare A Plan To Decommission The Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility, Store Its Fuel Away From The Southern Oahu Basal Aquifer In A Manner Compliant With Federal And State Law, Prepare A Plan To...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-04-07
Resolution adopted in final form. |
| HI | HR119 | Pass | Requesting The State Foundation On Culture And The Arts To Report Information Relating To Expenditures From The Works Of Art Special Fund For The Curation And Preservation Of Native Hawaiian Art.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-04-07
Resolution adopted in final form. |
| HI | HR38 | Intro
Sine Die | Requesting Hawaiian Electric Company To Conduct A Study To Identify And Remove Any Redundant Utility Poles On Oahu.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-04-05
To House Consumer Protection & Commerce Committee |
| HI | HCR43 | Intro
Sine Die | Requesting Hawaiian Electric Company To Conduct A Study To Identify And Remove Any Redundant Utility Poles On Oahu.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-04-05
To House Consumer Protection & Commerce Committee |
| HI | HR130 | Pass | Apologizing To The Native Hawaiian People For The Effective Prohibition In Hawaii Schools Of The Instructional Use Of The Hawaiian Language From 1896 To 1986.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-03-29
Resolution adopted in final form. |
| HI | HB1830 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes the State self-insurance against property and casualty risks special fund to be administered by the comptroller to provide the State with self-insurance against the State's property and casualty risks, to be implemented January 1, 2030. R...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-03-28
To Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee |
| HI | HB1562 | Engross
Sine Die | Adds the director of Hawaii P-20 Partnerships for Education as an ex officio, nonvoting member to the early learning board. Effective 7/1/2051. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-03-24
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| HI | HB1747 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires the state building code council to consult with building industry trade associations to gather cost data on the implementation of certain building codes or standards and calculate the financial impact of those codes and standards, including ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-03-24
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HI | HB1824 | Engross
Sine Die | Appropriates an unspecified amount of funds for five full-time equivalent (5.0 FTE) Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program Specialist positions within the Office of the Long-Term Care Ombudsman, assigned to each county as follows: one for the City and Coun...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-03-24
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HI | HB1754 | Engross
Sine Die | Appropriates an unspecified amount of funds to restore diagnostic, preventive, and restorative dental benefits to adult medicaid enrollees; provided that the department of human services obtains maximum federal matching funds available and pursues al...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-03-24
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HI | HB1870 | Engross
Sine Die | Appropriates funds for a program coordinator and various services to support the Judiciary's Olelo Hawaii initiatives. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-03-24
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HI | HB1942 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires the Department of Education to establish a tiered student bus fare rate system to include free bus passes for students and households that qualify for free or reduced lunch under the free and reduced price lunch program. Appropriates funds. ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-03-24
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HI | HB1939 | Engross
Sine Die | Appropriates funds for two positions in the executive office on early learning to enhance capacity and resources of the office. Effective 7/1/2051. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-03-24
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HI | HB1941 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires the Department of Education to establish grant programs to provide funds for the planning and implementation of community schools through a five-year pilot program. Effective 7/1/2050. Repeals 6/30/2027. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-03-24
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
